Symptomatic Coracoid Fracture Nonunion Treated with Arthroscopic Reduction and Suture Anchor Fixation: A Case Report

JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Feb 9;14(1). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00629. eCollection 2024 Jan 1.

Abstract

Case: A 15-year-old female rock climber presented with a traumatic coracoid process fracture of her dominant upper extremity that failed extensive nonoperative treatment. She was treated successfully by arthroscopic reduction and suture anchor fixation.

Conclusion: A novel surgical technique for coracoid fracture that combines arthroscopic reduction with suture anchor fixation can result in expeditious and durable clinical improvement in a young, high-demand athlete.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arthroscopy / methods
  • Female
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods
  • Fractures, Bone* / surgery
  • Fractures, Ununited* / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Ununited* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Suture Anchors
  • Upper Extremity